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TWO YEAR OLD TREES OF MAYNARD PLUM, A BASKET OF RIPE FRUIT AND
LUTHER BURBANK, THE ORIGINATOR, IN THE BACKGROUND,

It is an honor to California that Luther Burbank is its citizen. He is all that he has ever
' been said to be and more. He is a genius. DR. L. H. BAILEY,
Dean of College of Agriculture, Cornell University.

LUTHER BURBANK.
MASTER OF MODERN HORTICULTURE.
Originator of MAYNARD PLUM Described in this Catalogue,

Copyrighted 1903 by OREGON Nursery Co., Salem, Oregon.

Press of Rochester Litho. Co., Rochester, N. Y.

INTRODUCTION.

FE HAVE BEEN HONORED with a commission from Luther Burbank,
W of Santa Rosa, California, and have accepted the work of propagating

for, and introducing to the Horticultural Public his grand new plum—
Maynard, and appeal to all lovers of good fruits to help us in the introduction and
dissemination of this his latest and greatest efiort. Mr. Burbank Fas done more
than any other living man in the introduction of new and valuable varieties of fruits
and flowers, and he is still working away, and no doubt will! bring forth from nature’s
store-house many more valuable varieties, that in turn will stimulate coming gener-
ations to plant and care for trees and flowers that will increase the world’s wealth

and add pleasure and happiness to the homes of millions of people yet unborn.

The Maynard Plum is sent out by Mr. Burbank with the assurance that it surpasses
in quality and beauty of fruit any plum heretofore introduced. \We bespeak for the
Maynard, through the hearty co-operation of fruit-growers everywhere, such a sale as
Mr. Burbank’s best efforts so richly deserve and merit. The many testimonials
received by Mr. Burbank from eminent authorities throughout the country easily give
the Maynard first place amongst the best varieties of plums.

We are introducing the Maynard under a contract that gives to Mr. Burbank a
royalty on each tree sold, and all will concede that he has well earned by his long
years of toil in the origination of new fruits and flowers all that will come to him in
honor and money from the sale of this new plum.

OREGON NURSERY COMPANY, Lmt’d.

Whom tf May Concern:

This is to certify that i have, under royalty contract, assigned to the Oregon
Nursery Company, of Salem, Oregon, the sole right to propagate and introduce my new
plum— Maynard, and that no other person has ever received any buds or scions, or
have any right to propagate or introduce the Maynard, except under contract from the
Oregon Nursery Company. [ consider the Maynard one of the best plums that I have
ever introduced.

Dated at Santa Rosa, California, this first Day of December, rgoz,

(Signed) LUTHER BURBANK.

4 The Grand Plum—Maynard.

The Grand New Plum— MAYNARD.

We introduce the Maynard with every confidence that it will prove the peer of any
plum that has heretofore been propagated, and do so with every assurance that it will
prove a great acquisition to the home garden and orchard and will be a most profit-
able plum for the commercial orchardist, combining, as it does, large size, excellent
flavor and color, with shipping qualities not found in any other plum. When we con-
sider that samples of the Maynard were shipped through the mails during the warmest
months of Summer from Santa Rosa, California, across the mountains and plains to
Vermont and were returned to Mr. Burbank at Santa Rosa in perfect condition, it
becomes evident that the Maynard combines the great carrying qualities necessary for
long distance shipment, which is the essential consideration in a shipping plum, and
one which is often lacking in varieties possessing flavor and other good qualities.

The horticultural public have been for many years looking for a plum that would
give them not only the fine quality that would remind their city customers of the fruit
eaten in youthful days, but would also admit of being carried to distant markets in
perfect condition. Mr. Burbank, himself, the greatest originator of plums in the
world, has striven for many years to accomplish this end, and in the many splendid
plums he has previously introduced, has often almost reached this point of perfection.

In the Maynard he has given to the horticultural world his latest and greatest effort
in the plum line and we believe he has reached the point of perfection. The Maynard
begins to ripen about July ist, at Santa Rosa, California, following closely after that
other magnificent introduction of Burbank—Climax, and just at a season of the year
when plums are in best demand in the great markets; but instead of coming and
going swiftly as is the regretable habit of plums, the season of ripening for the Maynard
extends all through July and far into August, °

In size it is very large, often measuring seven and one-half inches or more in
circumference; form nearly round, slightly flattened at the ends; of richest crimson-
purple, deepening to royal damask as full ripeness is reached. A more beautiful
fruit were hard to imagine. ‘The flesh is firm even when dead ripe, but melting and
juicy, with a deliciousness indescribable, Beside this combination of beauties to
delight the eye and palate, the ripe fruits have a charming fragrance unusual to plums.
Few fruits could please so many of the senses as this new beauty, now added to Mr.
Burbank’s list of triumphs.

In vigor of tree and habit of growth it far surpasses any other plum. In its
evolution Mr. Burbank has preserved to a remarkable degree every desirable trait,
carefully suppressing the thorny, slender, sprangling tree-habit of plums, and we have
it sturdy, strong, and a very rapid grower, spreading just as large as it ought to and
no more. It fruits heavily every year, not overbearing. but yielding a full, vigorous,
satisfactory crop. Add to these admirable points, the fact of its heavy, luxuriant
foliage and its habit of bearing its burden of fruit on the inside of the tree, where is
the greatest strength, and we have little else to ask for in a plum.

When we consider the many thousands of fruits that Mr. Burbank originates and
the few that he introduces, we have a better appreciation of the great care he exer-
cises in sending out a new variety. He has made it a rule never to-offer to the public
any of his specialties until he has thoroughly tested them himself, from every stand-
point, and feels satisfied that they are an improvement over varietics previously
introduced; and although Mr. Burbank received such flattering comments on the
Maynard in July, 1900, as these words from Prof. Maynard, the eminent horticulturist,
in whose honor the plum was named: “I consider this the best plum, all things con-

Luther Burbank. 5

sidered, that | have seen on your place to-day,” Mr. Burbank went on and fruited it for
two more years before offering it for sale, making five years in all that Mr. Burbank
has fruited the Maynard in h's famous experimental and testing grounds, always watch-
ing for some weak point that might develop in this new fruit. It was not until he had
thoroughly satisfied himsclf that the Maynard possessed unusual points of beauty,
flavor, and shipping qualities of the fruit, together with a vigorous, hardy, and healthy
growth of tree, that he consented to introduce it.

In the Maynard Plum we have a-tree that is perfection itself—a strong, vigorous
constitution, dense, compact head, with large apricot-like leaves, thickly distributed
over the entire tree, forming a protection for the young fruit from winds and rain in
the early Spring, and a shelter from the intense heat of the sun later in the season.
The branches are strong and sturdy, well able to bear up the heavy load of fruit
which the Maynard always brings forth.

Jutber Burbank.

We do not like the term ‘‘ Wizard’’ as applied to the originator of this and so
many other priceless fruits. Nota ‘‘ Wizard ’’ who ‘practices to deceive, but rather
the Artist, studying deeply, earnestly, the principles underlying plant production,
and applying them to the ends that shall be the ideal he has set before him. Delving
deep for truth, and when he has found it, using it as does the sculptor his chisel, to
‘let the angel out’ of his block of marble.

From Burbank’s earnest thought, and the years of patient determined work
following thereon, have come new creations of trees and plants, marvelous fruits and
flowers, so wonderful and charming that small wonder the quiet man who did all this
should be called ‘‘ Wizard.’’ But let us call him rather Master of Modern Horti-
culture. For certainly no man has so successfully mastered and applied the great
principles underlying the genealogy of plants. We would not give him a title taken
from the dark ages, when mystery prevailed in the minds of men, but place him at the
head of that great modern industry which has made such wonderful progress in the
last decade. ‘‘ Master of Modern Horticulture,’’— more honored title than ‘‘ Master
of a Thousand Battlefields,’’ or ‘‘ Master of the Greatest Nation of the Earth.’’

His personality impresses you as one of intense quietness. As of an exterior
hushed, the better to sense the wondrous mysteries of plant development. With
all of his achievement there 1s nothing of vaunting.

With simple earnestness,—even almost with reverend awe,—he speaks of those
nature-forces he makes use of to build his grand new types.

Only in teaching, —in telling how best to produce and utilize these new creations,—
does he come out from that other life and talk willingly. At other times his being
seems devoted to the exercise of that,—shall we call it a sixth sense—not seeing,
hearing, smelling, touching, tasting,—but in some way comprehending and using
plant forces to work out certain conceptions that shall give to the world something
of great value and utility.

Vanity in him has no part, You hear him quietly and humbly wonder why it is
that nature simply refuses to accept certain combinations or propagations, even though
more radical ones in similar directions are a complete success. He only says—as of
a secret not yet revealed— that he ‘‘ doesn’t know why.”’

Luther Burbank.

This is a Basket of Ripe Fruit of the MAYNARD.
AREN’T THEY BEAUTIES!!!

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Life and Work of Luther Burbank, the Originator. z

Extracts From Mr. Burbank’s Letters to the: Oregon Nursery
Company on the Maynard Plum.

‘‘T enclose you my descriptions of the Maynard Plum for 1899, tg00 and Igor,
which I always make of each unusually promising variety for my own use, and also
recommendation from Prof. E. J. Wickson, of the State University of California, and
a letter received yesterday from the United States Department of Agriculture.

‘* 1899—Maynard-— ripe July 15th; (on almond tree near subcordata tree); color
deep, clear, purplish crimson; thin blue bloom; flesh light yellow, marbled with red;
pit small or medium; flesh firm, very delicious, sweet, highly flavored; exceedingly
promising; unusually strong grower; heavy wood with very large, broad leaves,
widest toward the tip, dark glossy green; prominent buds; very productive and of
even size.”

‘* tg0o—Maynard—ripe July 5th.”

‘“* t901—Maynard—ripe July 1st; magnificent, on grafted trees; fruit improved in
form and size, foliage and growth very remarkable; big leaves, powerful grower,
large wood; form nearly globular, slightly flattened, very elegant in appearance;
ships perfectly by mail across the continent, retains its beauty and flavor; early and
abundant bearer; never fails. ”’

‘“The eight or ten two-year-old trees are making the most remarkable growth
that I remember to have seen, with great, healthy, broad, dark green, apricot-like
leaves. The trees are perfect beauties, the very picture of vigorous health. You
may rest assured in introducing the Maynard Plum that you never before have had as
valuable a fruit to introduce. ”’

‘* Probably the plan for 1900, which I send you, is nearer the exact form and size
of the fruit, though there is sometimes a slight elevation of the apex as represented
in the 1899 specimen. I should say that one-eighth to three-sixteenths of an inch
added to the length and breadth of the largest specimen, 19:0 plan, will about make
the exact size of the fruit as it grows on the young grafted trees, ”’

LIFE AND WORK OF LUTHER BURBANK.

Written Especially for the Oregon Nursery Company’s
Maynard Plum Catalogue.

BY EDWARD J. WICKSON, A. M.

Professor of Agricultural Practice in the University of California; Author of “ California Fruits
and How to Grow Them;” and “ California Vegetables in Field and Garden;” Horti-
cultural Editor of the « Pacific Rural Press,’ of San Francisco, etc.

The most eminent plant breeder in the world is Luther Burbank, of Santa Rosa,
California. In the course of thirty-five years of devoted research and tireless
experimentation, he has made notable additions to the science of plant growth and the
results of his observation are diligently sought for by biologists from all parts of the
world, who cross oceans and continents to visit him, and those who cannot command
personal interview treasure deeply all that can be secured from him through
correspondence or through his published writings. One who has the authority to
speak on the side of science recently said of Mr. Burbank: ‘‘ In his ability to penetrate
behind the facts to the laws which make facts significant he resembles Darwin, whose

8 Life and Work of Luther Burbank, the Originator.

spirit and method he*exemplifies.”’ It is not, however, the value of Mr. Burbank’s
life and work from a scientific point of view, which is to be emphasized in this
connection. It is mentioned merely to show the depth and breadth of the man whose
wonderful achievements have lifted horticulture to a closer kinship with science than it
has been accorded hitherto.

In a sketch specially prepared to accompany a business announcement, of one of
Mr. Burbank’s wonderful new fruits, it is fitting to speak particularly of what seems to
the writer one of his most striking and valuable characteristics, and that is his keen
perception of practical value i.. horticultural creation and his ruling purpose to perpetuate only
those forms which at seme points meet and answer human desires and needs. Mr, Burbank
is actuated continually by a longing to elevate, to ennoble, to advance his fellow-men,
and he sees in plant improvement a means to lift human aspiration and to enhance
human prosperity. But here again we have reachcd a point of view which it is not
intended to occupy. Mr. Burbank’s service to philantrophy, like his service to
science, is only to be glanced upon in passing. His acute perception of the scientific
needs of the horticulturist in his effort to supply food-plants and beauty-plants to meet
all tastes and commercial requirements, is remarkable. His plans and efforts to
develop new varieties possessing striking commercial value are a perfect demonstra-
tion of the fact that one can serve science and cherish philanthropy without becoming
visionary. That Mr. Burbank has, in the midst of conceptions and discoveries, which
would lift many to the skies, retained his firm footing upon the world’s industrial
surface and has continually held in view the business interests of producers and
consumers of various horticultural products, discloses in a striking way the unique
traits of the man and the wonderful width of his value to the world.

Mr. Burbank entered upon his life work from the practical side. He was born in
Worcester County, Massachusetts, in 1849, and his early years were passed amid the
constant suggestions ef quickly and effectively doing things which surround lifé in a
New England manufacturing town. Even in his boyhood he entered a factory and by
the invention of a machine, showed the owners how to cheapen their product. His
creative imagination was thus early manifested. But he inherited tastes for outdoor
activity rather than for the bustle and clatter of the workshop and his imagination seized
_ upon the possibility of plant improvement as more inviting than mechanical invention. .
While still a youth he won a victory the echoes of which are still strongly resounding
in the wide popularity of the Burbank potato, and the almost incalculable industrial
value which it has conferred upon mankind for a third of a century. His entry upon
fame was by way of exhibits of improved vegetables at the county fair and their
praise in the county newspaper. His practical notions of securing better things,
which were better because more useful, actuated his effort from the beginning, but he
was not narrow in his view. He was amply endowed by’ nature with self-confidence
and the spirit of adventure, but even this was dominated by what may be called
practical ideas. He soon saw that to produce better things in the plant line,’ better
climate was a powerful advantage and such was his purposeful adventure that he sold
his famous potato, which has added millions to the wealth of the country, for sucha
sum as could be had for it and reached California in 1875 with little more than youth,
talent, courage and a few potatoes to capitalize his new enterprises. Plant propaga-
tion, however, he knew, and while his mind was ever running upon creative horti-
culture as his life work, he busied himself so successfully for a few years with nursery
business that he accumulated money, bought land and so fitly circumstanced himself
for research and experimentation that he could carry, without appeal for outside aid,
an amount of original and non-productive work in horticulture, which no other man
has thus far compassed even with the aid of endowments and subsidies. This
achievement is unmistakable demonstration of business ability and practicality which

Life and Work of Luther Burbank, the Originator. 9

naturally gives those who know of his career greater confidence in the value of his
creations as measured by commercial standards. That such measurement was
justified can be shown by a few illustrations:

The plum which bears Mr. Burbank’s name was not originated by him, but its
success shows how keen was his prophetic insight of the points of promise in a
fruit. Of the many forms which he secured very early from Japan, he selected this
for wide introduction and his judgment has been approved, for the Burpank plum,
says Prof. Waugh, writing for the whole country, ‘‘is one of the best and most
popular Japanese plums; early and heavy bearing, freedom from insects and dis-
eases, large size and attractive color make it a desirable market fruit. ”’

The creation of the hybrid plum Wickson, illustrates Mr. Burbank’s appreciation
of specific points of market value in a fruit and his wonderful way of reaching an ideal
which embodies notable practical value. The unique heart shape, so unusual to
American eyes, so unplumlike and therefore attractive; the rich garnet color suffused
upon a rich yellow, the latter a declaration of the light apricot flesh beneath; grand
size accompanied by perfect symmetry and finish; a reservoir of juice embodying the
whole gamut of oriental flavors; keeping and traveling qualities of the utmost
durability—all these are combined in the Wickson and it is not surprising that its first
sales in Chicago made the record for plum prices in this country, and gave irrefutable
commercial demonstration that Mr. Burbank knows the practical points of value well,
and does not place upon the market freak fruits which might be expected froma
‘‘ wizard of horticulture, ’’ an exceedingly unsuitable term which thoughtless writers
have conceived that they honored Mr. Burbank by using. It is an unsuitable term
because it excludes the discrimination between what is merely wonderful and that
which is both wonderful and highly useful.

Glance for a moment at the Shasta Daisy. A wizard lacking appreciation of prac-
tical considerations would probably have stopped when he conjured up an ox-eye
daisy as broad as his hand and have flashed his product in the eyes of the world,
calling for worship. Mr. Burbank did not. He carried his wonderful creation along
several lines ef improvement which would enhance its value from a florist’s point of .
view. He lengthened and stiffened the stem; he arranged and shaped the petals;
he changed the profile of the dazzling blossom—all these and other changes being
secured by the legitimate arts of plant breeding, guided by the deep conviction that
the large, yellow-centered disk should not only be good, but definitely good for some-
thing. The same achievement brings pleasure to one with taste for decoration and
money to the commercial grower—two practical ends which an originator less able
and less appreciative of actual utility might have failed to combine.

If Mr. Burbank had not possessed such keen perceptions and rich talent on the
horticultural side, he would either have failed or have lost his present independent
standing, long ago. He could never have provided for his immense undertaking
through so many years as he has done and would have been either sold out by the
sheriff or swallowed up by some well endowed institution, which could promise him
comfort instead of struggle. But he has hitherto respectfully declined all such offers
which might divert his effort and seems about to gather, in large measure, the fruits
of his long and lonely labors. The effort, which he has never lost sight of, to produce
things with strikingly new characters to meet the tastes and needs of mankind and to
reward the productive industry which supplies them in commercial quantities is attaining re-
sults in wonderful profusion. It is quite doubtful if all of them could have been
reached if Mr, Burbank had been relieved of the requirement of self-support. To
produce varieties both of fruits and flowers, which were not only wonderful, but
worth growing from a business point of view, made it absolutely necessary for him to
set up standards of great variety and difficulty and to attain unto them,

10 Life and Work of Luther Burbank, the Originator.

We get an idea of how definite Mr. Burbank’s aims are in his work for new fruits
and how fully he covers growers’ interests, from an address which he delivered be-
fore the California Fruit Growers’ Convention of 1899, at San Jose:

‘* With the world as a market, competition is keen, and only the best fruits in the best condition
will pay ; fortunately, it generally costs much less per ton to produce large, first-class fruit than to
produce the poorest and meanest specimens that are ever offered. Small fruit exhausts the tree
much more rapidly than large fruit, as one pound of skin, stones, anc seeds represents at least ten or
twelve pounis of fruit pulp; it will thus readily be seen that improved varieties which produce
uniformly large. fine fruit, are more economical manufacturers of fruit, and also that the product is
more salable ; the difference in many cases will decide between success and failure.

Many varieties have two or three superior qualities, but woefully lack in many others; some
have a very weak and imperfect root system, no matter on what stock they may be grafted ; others
huve scanty foliage, which readily falls a prey to drought or to fungus or insect enemies Others are
especially subject to blossom blight by late Spring frosts, parching winds or‘rain ; still others. though
bearing the best of fruit, are so sparing of it that they are outstripped by others of less value.
Numerous other faults are too well known to all observing fruit-growers.

The fruit-grower of to-day is strictly a manufacturer and should have the latest and best improve-
ments. 'Yhe manufacturer of pins and nails would not long tolerate a machine which failed to produce
pins and nails every other season, or one which produced even occasionally an ill assorted, rusty.
unmarketable product. And revolutionary as it may at first thought appear, there is no good reason
for permanently producing poor fruit, for in time new trees will be produced which will produce
good fruit. with the utmost regularity and precision. Of course, there never can be one variety which
will be the best for all purposes, but it is perfectly possible to produce varieties which. for their own
special use. can be relied upon to produce full crops of the best fruit without fail; all this must be
done by careful selection and breeding.”’

Thus Mr. Burbank clearly announces his adherence to industrial standards. This
devotion to the practical interests of horticultural production and trade, makes 1t im-
possible for him to drift into the ranks of visionaries, and at the same time conveys to
those who patronize his varieties, assurance that they are not securing untried
novelties, but are really gaining a share in something which, though new to the produc-
ing interest, has been proved by the severest economic and horticultural tests, and
which will, where growing and selling conditions are suitable, produce the value
claimed for it,

How keen is Mr. Burbank’s sense of responsibility in the introduction of new
varieties to public patronage, is shown by the following, which is also taken from his
San Jose address, to which allusion has just been made: .

‘“Tt has been said that it were better for a man that a mill-stone be hung around his neck and
that he be cast into the sea than that he should introduce a fruit or flower which should prove to be
of no value. 1n the introduction of a fruit or flower no one who has not been through the experience
can fully appreciate the sense of responsibility, and no one can more deeply lament a failure than
the introducer.’’

Another important consideration should also be noted. Mr. Burbank’s adherence
to practical standards has not dwarfed his conceptions nor narrowed his sympathies.
He has also cherished and enjoyed the finest sentiments and been actuated by the
broadest philanthropy. Speaking at the recent International Plant Breeders’ Con-
ference in New York, of the broad vistas of success and influence which open before
the plant breeder, he said:

‘* But these vast possibilities are not alone for one year, or for our own time or race, but are
beneficent leyacies for every man, woman and child who shall ever.inhabit the earth. And who can
estimate the elevating and refining influences and moral value of flowers with all their graceful
forms, bewitching shades, combinatious of color and exquisitely varied perfumes? These silent in-
fluenves are unconsciously felt even by those who do not appreciate them consciously, and thus with
better and still better fruits, nuts, grains, and flowers, will the earth be transformed, man’s thoughts
turned from the base, destructive forces to the nobler productive ones which will lift him to higher
planes of action toward that happy day when man shall offer his brother man, not bullets and
bay onets, but richer grains, better fruits, and fairer flowers.”’

Although Mr. Burbank has been continuously engaged in plant breeding for more
than a third of a century, he 1s still in middle life. Fortunately he began early and
arrives at the fuliness of his command of his subject with many years remaining in
which to pursue with undiminished energies his reasonable policies, to secure the re-
sults ot his distinguished abilities and to attain the ends of his lofty aspirations.

Testimonials on the Maynard Plum. ih

Testimonials on the Maynard Plum.

Phoenix, Arizona, July 28, 1902.

LuTHER BURBANK, Santa lhosa, Cal. :
My Dear mr Burbank—The Maynard Plums
you sent reached me in excellent condition.
hey are certainly a fine fruit—as good a plum
as I have ever seen. ‘Thanking you for remem-
bering me with specimens of this excellent

plum, I remain,
Sincerely yours,

A. J. McCLATCHIE, A. M.
Agriculturist and Horticulturist, University of

Arizona, Agricultural Experiment Station.

U. S. Experiment Station,
State agricultural College,
Brookings, 8. D., July 26, 1902.

LUTHER BURBANK, Santa Rosa, Cal. :

Dear Sir—The two specimens of Maynard Plum
were received day before yesterday in peer
condition. Its good qualities may be all con-
densed into the one word, magnificent. I trust it
will soon be common on our markets. Its size,
fine flavor and fine color will commend it to the
popular taste. Yours truly,

PROF. N. E. HANSEN.

411, 413, 415 Sansome St.,
San Francisco, Cal., July 30, 1902.
Mr. LurHER BURBANK, Santa Rosa, Cal. :

Dear Sir—We beg to acknowledge receipt of
sample of the Maynard Plum. We are very much
pleased with it and think it ought to be a splendid
seller. Yours truly,

COX SEED CO.,
per Thos. A. Cox.

Estate of John Bidwell, Rancho Chico,
Chico, Cal., Jan. 1, 1903.

-Mr. LuTHER BURBANK, Santa Rosa, Cal.:

Dear sir—Last Summer I received from you a
couple of samples of one of your new creations,
called the Maynard Plum. Unfortunately the
package—which came by mail—arrived during
my absence from home and was not opened for
a week or ten days afterwards. I found the
fruit, however, in jine, firm condition, and show-
ing no signs of serious deterioration. In flavor
it was not only perfectly free from any flat or in-
sipid taste—such as usually pertains to fruit
which has been picked sucha length of time—
but it retained that sprightly, seductive flavor
which brought to mind the complete satisfaction
my boyhood appetite was wont to receive from a
feast on a certain variety of wild plum which
grew in my native state of Ohio. While boyhood
appetite may have been partially responsible for
the keen appreciation of this wild plum’s
quality—the flavor of the Maynard comes nearer
to fulfilling that joyous recollection than any-
thing I have tasted in recent years.

Very truly yours,
C. C. ROYCE, Mgr.

Office of T. VY. Munson & Son’s Nurseries,
Denison, ‘l'exas July 29, 1902.
LUTHER BURBANK, Santa Rosa, Cal.:

My Dear Sir—The Maynard Plum came to hand
last evening in perfect condition. lt measured
plump 1% inchesin diameter, nearly spherical;
firm, meaty, dark crimson, flesh breaking, almost
melting, sprightly, rich ; flesh somewhat reddish
near the skin, becoming yellow toward the
stone; stone large, ovate, flattened, free.
Altogether a very handsome and excellent plum

Thanking you for the favor, I am,

Very truly yours,
T. V. MUNSON.

Burbank’s Experiment Farms,
Santa Rosa, Cal,
OREGON NuRSERY CoMPANY, Salem, Ore :

Dear Sir—Two Maynard plums sent during the
heat of July to Fontella, Vt., July 21, 1902. were
returned to Santa Rosa and received August 2d.
Both received in most perfect condition. 'Vhey
were sampled by good judges and pronounced
of extra fine quality, notwithstanding their double
transcontinental journey during aterm of unusual
heatin a@ common express car without ice or any
other cooling device. The adress should have
been Fontella, Virginia, and that was the reason
of its return. Yours truly,

LUTHER BURBANK.

_ Santa Rosa, Cal., August 14, 1902.
Mr. LutHerR BuRBANK, Santa Rosa, Cal.:

Dear Sir—A plum which can be sent from
California to Vermont, be returned to our
Golden State-and arrive in sucn perfect con-
dition as did the Maynard Plum, which I had the
pleasure of tasting on its return, should have
been named the “Jolly Traveler’? The color
was as rich, the form as perfect and altogether it
was as fresh in appearance, after its travels, as
the ones which had been picked from the parent
tree that very day. I believe it could be sent
across the ocean so excellent are its keeping
qualities. But not alone wasit good to look at—
it was Sweet, juicy, yet firm, and most delicious
in flavor. Sincerely yours,

A. B. KUMLI,
Librarian Free Public Library.

Corvallis, Oregon, July 25, 1902.
Mr. LuTHER BuRBANK, Santa Rosa, Cal.:

My Dear Sir—The sample of Maynard Plum
came in excellent condition. I should say itis a
most excellent variety. Sincerely.

HK. R. LAKE,
Botany and Horticulture,
Oregon Agricultural College.

Witter Medical Springs,
Lake Co., Cal., July 29, 1902.

Mr. LuTHER BURBANK, Santa Rosa, Cal.:

Dear Friend—Mrs McCormick and myself tried
the Maynard Plum and the delicious flavor ex-
ceeded anything in the plum line that it has ever
been our lot to taste. It is simply elegant

R. McCORMICK.

St. Joseph, Missouri, July 24, 1902.
LUTHER BURBANK, Santa Rosa, Cal.:

My Dear Sir—Yours of the 16this at hand; also
the specimens of the plum—the Maynard The
fruit arrived in remarkably good condition
considering its long journey; we pronounce
the plum of splendid quality, very rich, and
in every way desirable.

Yours very truly,
Western Fruit-Grower,
JAMES M. IRVINE, Managing Editor.

Des Moines, Iowa, July 31, 1902.
LUTHER BURBANK, Santa Rosa, Cal.:

Dear Sir—I have received your favor of July
22d, stating that you have sent specimens of
your new hybrid plum, the Maynard; also the
plums have come, and are extremely fine.

With kindest regards believe me as always,

Cc. L. WATROUS,
President American Pomological Society.

{2 Testimonials on the Maynard Plum.

Texas Agricultural Experiment Stations
of A. and M. College,

College Station, Brazos County, Texas,
August 2, 1902.

Mr. LuTrHER BURBANK, Santa Rosa, Cal.:

Dear Sir—The samples of the Maynard Plums
you sent reached this station on the 31st inst.
hey were in splendid condition and of fine
flavor and quality, Very truly yours,

ED. J. KYLE,

Hatch Experiment Station and Massachusetts
Agricultural College, August 8, 1902.

Mr. LutrHer BuRBANE, Santa Rosa, Cal.:

My Dear Mr. Burbank—The sample of the
Maynard Plum ecamein good condition and am
pleased to know cf its merits. As I saw it on
your grounds it seemed the best in quality of
any of the hundreds we tested. Its large size, fine

quality and productiveness make it one of the
most valuable of your introduction.
Thanking you for the sample of the plum, I am,
Very truly yours,
PROF §S. T. MAYNARD.
(The distinguished horticulturist in whose
honor this splendid fruit was christened —
Maynard.)

Washington, D. C., July 27, 1902.
Mr. LutHerR BURBANK, Santa Rosa, Cal. :

Dear Sir I beg to acknowledge réceipt of two
boxes of very fine specimens of your hybrid
plums. I wish to speak specially of the Maynard.
‘his I consider the best of all the specimens re-
ceived. It has a very rich peach flavor of high
quality ; it was very juicy and of dark colored
flesh. Yours truly,

G. H. BRACKETT,
Pomologist United States Department
of .griculture, Washington, D. C.

From the Western Fruit-Grower, Aug. 1902.

The accompanying illustration shows one of Luther Burbank’s new plums,

Maynard, named for Professor Maynard of Amherst College, Mass.

The photograph

was taken from two specimens which Mr. Burbank sent the Western Fruit-Grower,

and which arrived in perfect condition.
writes:

Regarding the plum, Maynard, Mr. Burbank

‘“By mail to-day I send you some rather small specimens of my new hybrid plum,

Maynard.

They of course have to be picked quite green in order to ship ‘safely. A

Professor of Amherst College, Massachusetts, who saw them growing on my place
several years ago, pronounced thcm the best plum he had ever tasted, The Maynard is a
great bearer, with immense, apricot-like leaves, and the strongest grower of any thing
which I have seen in the plum line. These specimens are from two-year-old trees,
and are about half the usual size, but I have no others now in the right condition. ”’

The Maynard is certainly a large plum, if the specimens received were only half size,
for the larger one of the two was about two inches in diameter. The illustration
reduced the size somewhat. The quality of the plum is excellent, very sweet, without
the sickening sweetness noticeable in some other varieties. The flesh of the plums
was red, the skin a very deep red; juice very rich and heavy. The cuts do not show
the beauty of the plum as it should be, as the bloom was almost entirely rubbed off
the specimens when received. Certainly the Maynard plum, if the tree and bud are
hardy, should be well received, for the quality of the fruit, and its attractiveness will
commend it to all.

Description of the Maynard Plum, Copied From Page 218, “ Plums and Plum Culture, ”
by F. A. Waugh; Orange Judd Co., Publishers, N. Y.

‘‘ Maynard,—P. triflore. x P simoni.—Fruit oval, obliquely truncate, large to very
large; cavity medium deep, broad; stem medium length; suture obsolete; color deep,
dull red; dots very many, minute; bloom thin, whitish; skin thin; flesh yellow, redden-
ing from the outside, meaty; stone medium large, oval, flattened, roughened, perfectly
free; flavor rich and sweet; quality extra fine. Originated by Luther Burbank and
named by him in Vermont. Experiment Station Report 12: 226, 1899. Named after
Professor S, T, Maynard; a very fine plum. ”’

A Maker of New Fruits and Flowers. 13

A MAKER OF NEW FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

How Luther Burbank Breeds New Varieties of Plants on his California Farm; His “ Plum-Cot,”
A Hybrid Between a Plum and an Apricot—Stoneless Prunes—His “ Shasta Daisy,” a
Wonderful Long Blooming Flower, Four Inches in Diameter, Bred From the Common
Daisy, a European Species and a Japanese Variety.

BY LIBERTY H. BAILEY,

Professor of Horticulture in Cornell University. From the World’s Work, September, 1902, by
Permission of the Author.

In an article by myself in the July number of the World’s Work, occured the
statement that more than half the people of the United States live on farms. The
‘‘ Half’’ was an error, and fortunately, so large an error as not to mislead. Yet it is
probably true that half the people are interested in farming, using the word ‘‘farming”’
in its broad sense to comprise the interest in plants and animals. One need not be a
farmer by occupation in order to be interested in farming. Thus it comes that the
work ofa man like Luther Burbank appeals to-an immense constituency. A new
flower or fruit may interest hundreds of thousands of people. In the best sense, the
making of new plants is popular.

Luther Burbank is a breeder of plants by profession, and in this business he
stands almost alone in this country. He was originally of New England, where he
bred the Burbank Potato. He is now in middle age. For many years he has beena
resident of Santa Rosa in the beautiful and fruitful Sonoma Valley, north of San
Francisco. Here he has made his reputation, and California may well be proud of
him. So many andso striking have been the new plants that he has given to the
world, that he has been called the ‘‘ wizard of horticulture.’’ This sobriquet has
prejudiced many good people against his work. Luther Burbank is not a wizard. He _
is an honest, straight-forward, careful, inquisitive, persistent man. He believes that
causes produce results. His new plants are the results of downright, earnest, long-
continued effort. He earns them. He has no other magic than that of patient
inquiry, abiding enthusiasm, an unprejudiced mind, anda remarkably acute judgment
of the merits ard capabilities of plants. He is very quick of perception, is an intent
listener. He is inclined not to talk of his work, but to one who hasa genuine interest
in his experiments he talks freely and frankly, but never boastfully. He shows you
his plants, tells you how he produced them, then allows you to make your own judg-
ment of their merits. You feel his kindly and gentle spirit, and before you know it you
love him. Itis true that his place is closed to visitors, but this is because he has
learned that most visitors are attracted by mere curiosity. If you are an honest and
earnest inquirer, the place is yours. He teils you all. There are no secrets. .

A neat little place in Santa Rosa is his home. A white picket fence incloses it.
His hybrid walnuts form an attractive row in the street. The small lawn is as green
as that of an eastern city. There are many good specimen plants in the yard. A
handsome fan palm with vine-covered trunk is the central figure. Between clipped
low hedges a straight board walk leads to the house, which is a simple vine-covered
cottage as retiring and mild-mannered as the man himself. Here he resides with his
aged mother. For this mother and for his plants Luther Burbank lives. At the left
is asmall green-house; and in trim rows and neat board bordered beds are samples of
many plants which he is working.

The little place at Santa Rosa, however, has long since ceased to be Burbank’s
chief experimental ground. Itis small and it is not free from molestation. His

14 j A Maker of New Fruits and Flowers.

chief farm is in the open farming country at Sebastopol, several miles away, on the
gentle slope of a low hill. Although no one lives on the Sebastopol place depreda-
tors areunknown. Ifa berry or a flower hangs through the fence, even the little
children do not touch it, for they have been told, that these things are Luther Bur-
bank’s,

Altogether, Mr. Burbank has about twenty-five acres, most of which are devoted
to experimental work. Here he grows his plants, not in tens or in scores, but in
hundreds and in thousands. He believes in great numbers. Thereby is there the
greater chance for success. Not more than one plant in a million is worth introduc-
ing. Judged by present indications, perhaps the three most useful things that he has
yet introduced are the Wickson and Burbank plums and the Shasta Daisy.

There are two elements in plant-breeding—making the plant to vary, and select-
-ing and improving the best of the variations. One of the most fruitful means of
making plants vary or ‘“‘break’’ is to cross them. Thereby are their customary
characters upset. In a wholesale way, Burbank crosses his plants. From an entire
tree he will pick such proportion of flowers as would be likely to fall from natural
causes. The remainder, numbering hundreds, he will cross. Before the flower
opens he cuts off the petals. Thus the bees are not attracted and they have no foot-
hold. Then he applies the pollen with a free hand. This pollen is usually collected
the day before from flowers that are picked and dried. All the seeds resulting from
the cross are sown. Ofa thousand seedlings a dozen may be promising. These are
saved and perhaps they are crossed with some other plant. Again the seeds are
sown; and thus the process continues until a desirable form is secured, or until it
seems to be futile to carry the experiment farther. The judgment as to what will
likely be good and what bad is the very core of plant-breeding. In this judgment
Burbank excels. Not to many men is given this gift of prophecy. Burbank calls it
intuition. He cannot explain it any more than another man can explain why he is a
good judge of character in human k-eings. Long experience and close observation
have directed and crystalized this faculty of his, until itis probably as unerring as
such faculties can be.

Burbank loves all plants. He has worked with fruits, vegetables, flowers, grains.
His flowers and other quick maturing things are usually grown in long, scrupulously
tilled rows, Fruit trees have so long a period from seed to fruit that scions are taken
from them when one or two years old, and these are grafted into the tops of bearing
trees. Thereby he secures the fruit sooner. In one tree there may be scores of kinds
of fruit bearing. Of most fruits he expects the graft to bear in two or three years
from the seed. At the same time he may allow the original seedling to remain, thus
securing two sets of the same plant with which to work. The fruit trees are planted
very close in rows, and as soon as any plant proves to be worthless it is removed,
and another may be planted or grafted in its place. The rows soon come to be collec-
tions of the most unrelated curiosities.

Mr. Burbank no longer makes any serious effort to keep a written record of his
crosses. He remembers the parentage. In many cases he applies the pollen of two
or more kinds of plants to one flower. He does not know which pollen will “take.”
Neither does he always remove the stamens from the crossed flowers, as we are
always advised to do in order that the plant may not be self-pollinated. In practice
he finds that this precaution is usually unnecessary, for the pistil is likely to refuse
pollen from the same flower. When the seedlings come up, he can tell what the cross
was; or if he cannot it matters little, for he is not making his experiments: primarily
for the purpose of accumulating scientific records, but in order to obtain definite

What Eminent People Have Said of the Originator. 15

results in new varieties. Yet, so careful and acute are his judgments that one
places great confidence in his conclusions as to parentage; and many times he makes
crosses with every scientific precaution. [I must confess I was skeptical as to the
existence of the ‘‘plum-cot,’’ or the cross between the plum and apricot; but now
that I have seen many of the trees in bearing I am fully convinced that he has
produced plum-apricot hybrids. The marks of plums and apricots are to apparent in
the fruits and trees to be doubted.

Mr. Burbank gets unusual hybrids because he crosses great numbers ot flowers
and uses much pollen. He is skillfulin the technique. He also dares. He has no
traditional limiiations. He knows no cross that he may not attempt. He has not
been taught. Therefore he is free. The Professor of Horticulture would consider it
beyond all bounds of academic and botanical propriety to try to cross an apple on a
blackberry; but Luther Burbank would make the attempt as naturally as he would
dig a new lily from the fields.

It is Mr. Burbank’s natural desire for experiment that has led him into this novel
and delightful work. He secures his livelihood from the new varieties he sells to
seedsmen and nurserymen, but his experiments are so extensive and he tries so many
things for the mere zest of it, that he does not make money. His real interest in his
work is not pecuniary; yet he deserves well of worldly goods, and some philantropist
could render a good service to mankind if he would endow this experimental garden
and allow its proprietor to devote his whole energy to research. The best fruit-
growers of California prize Burbank’s work, and are confident that his varieties will
win. In visiting his place one feels regret that scientific record is not being made of
these rich experimental results. Mr. Burbank shares in this feeling and he would
welcome any careful and sympathetic student who should essay to make a permanent
record of the work as a contribution to scientific knowledge. His place is an expe-
riment station of the best type. His work makes for progress.

What Eminent People have Said About the Originator of
the Maynard.

No other man has given to horticulture so many vaiuable things as has Luther Burbank.
The list of fruits he has given to this country is a large one and embraces some of the
most valuable varieties now grown.

PROF. E. J. Wickson, A. M.,
Professor of Agricultural Practice of the University of California.

Luther Burbank, the greatest originator of new and valuable forms of plant life of
this or any other age. Dr. DAviID STARR-JORDAN,
: President Leland Stanford Jr. University.

Nothing seems to daunt him until success finally crowns his efforts.
Hon. S. F. LE1s,

of San Jose, Cal.

It is an honor to California that Luther Burbank is its citizen. He is all that he
has ever been said to be and more. He is a genius.

Dr. L. H. BAILEY,
Cornell University, N. Y.

He stands easily at the head of the world’s greatest ¢xperimentalists in plant life.
W. ATLEE BURPEE,
Philadelphia, Pa.

16 What the Newspapers Have Said.

Every one of your plants is a monument in your honor.
PRor. C. C. GEORGESON.

Kansas State Agricultural College,

I have long since learned to expect only the best from your hands.
FRED C. SMITH.
Aldgate, South Australia.

Those who have followed Luther Burbank’s life work in the scientific production
of new creations in fruits and flowers will require no better ‘estimcnials for a new
variety than that it has been originated by Mr. Burbank and sent out with his com-
mendation. G. Le TABERS

Glen St. Mary, Florida.

A wonderful work with plants. J. N. WINITZA.
Podolio, Russia.

We wish to have a permanent bound record of the origin of these wonderful new
fruits and flowers, the creation of which is building up a monument to you which will
remain for generations.

WHANGAREI FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION.
New Zealand.

While I have long been impressed with your work, I am now overwhelmed with
the vast amount of good which you have been able to accomplish. I respect your
work above all that has ever been done for horticulture.

PRoF. Wm. B. ALWoop,
Virginia College and Experiment Station.

The man who always does most says the least. Your good works will bless
humanity long after you have said ‘‘ Good Night.’’ Your work is always a source of
inspiration to me, and I am continuously wandering ‘‘ What will he accomplish next?”

Cor G. B. BRAGKEaae
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

What the Newspapers Have Said About the Originator of
the Maynard Plum.

Of great importance to nurserymen is the work of Luther Burbank of California.
He is engaged exclusively in the production of fruits and flowers which are new in
the highest sense of the word. It is wholly a private enterprise, and the most exten-
sive of its kind on earth.— National Nurseryvman.

California may well be proud of the rare work done by Luther Burbank.—
California Fruit Grower.

With what success Burbank has worked and pondered all the world knows.—
New: Vork World.

The benefit accruing to the world from these new creations in fruits and flowers
is incalculable.— Texas Farm and Ranch,

The extent of his work shows how much must be done before one good variety
can be brought forth, and how ardent must be the zeal which sustains any individual
through long years of labor, expense and uncertainty. It can hardly be expected
that many other persons will enter thé field with so much enthusiasm, determination
and ability.— Garden and Forest.

What the Newspapers Have Said. \7

If we were asked who, ofall the citizens of California, is thé most prominent in
the eyes of the world, and who has done most to deserve the thanks of his fellow
citizens, we should make haste to repeat the name of Luther Burbank.— Vacaville
Reporter,

Burbank is the Edison of Horticultural mysteries.— San /rancisco Cad.

His yearly additions to improved varieties of fruits, vegetables and flowers mark
him as one of the most wonderful and beneficent men of the nineteenth century.—
San Jose Mercury.

The greatest horticulturist that the world has ever known. —.Saz_/Jose Heradd.

Mr, Burbank has become famous the world over for his success in creating new
fruits and flowers.— New England Florist.

The production of a few such varieties
as the above should prove full consolation
and reward for the labor Mr. Burbank
puts forth. To get one such fruiting
variety he has to fruit thousands, all the
rest of which are probably worthless
through reversion to the wild type, but
this is the price which the devoted origi-
nator of new varieties has to pay for his
victories.— Pacific Rural Press.

The fame of Luther Burbank in-
creases with each day. — Sanzta Rosa
Republican.

He has done more than any other
man ever did with fruits, and to this
must be added achievements greater than
can be conceded to any other man with
flowers. In his breadth Mr. Burbank
stands alone.—.Swaset.

The fame of Luther Burbank extends
to all quarters of the globe.—Saz Fran-
cisco Chronicle.

The products of his garden labora-
tory will doubtless be enjoyed by countless
thousands long after the antics of many
who now seek to monopolize attention
are forgotten.

Mr. Burbank is doing a stupendous,
an unequaled work. That any one man
can do the work—nay, the tenth of it—
passeth the understanding.— Rural New
Yorker.

The above cut shows the habit and growth of the Maynard, together with height
in feet. The Trees shipped will be somewhat branched, as these trees have been
pruned for budding wood. After planting purchasers should prune the trees back to
a height of 3 feet and allow the tree to branch at this height, rubbing off all buds on
the stem excepting those desired to form the head of the tree.

43 ) The Oregon Nursery Company.

Che Oregon Nursery Company.

HE OREGON NURSERY COMPANY is located at Salem, Oregon, in the far
4 famed Willamette Valley. Here the soil and climatic conditions are such as
to insure a strong, healthy, vigorous and well ripened nursery tree. The
summers being long, dry and cool during the later part of the season and the winters
mild and moist, trees propogated in the Willamette Valley transplant and grow better
than from any other place in the United States. Digging and shipring begins about
October 15th and continues without interruption until April 15th. Trees can be
ordered shipped from our nurseries at any time during this period, and arrive at
destination at the proper time for planting in any part of the United States and
Canada. We also have cold storage facilities in which trees can be held until a later
date if desired by purchasers.

Trees of the Mayaard Plum are propagated on the grounds of the Oregon Nursery
Company by the best and most approved methods known to the nursery craft. and
each tree of the Maynard will be examined by an expert, and none will be sent out
that may show a defect or blemish in any way, and all trees will be graded toa
standard height of 4 to 6 feet, as shown on page 17, and to each tree will be attached
the Maynard aluminum label, trade marked under the laws of the United States, bear-
ing on the one side the inscription of Luther Burbank, the originator, and on the
other side a basket of ripe fruit of the Maynard Plum, as shown below. This label
will be the guarantee to purchasers of the genuineness of the Maynard.

FAC-SIMILE OF THE MAYNARD LABEL.

The Maynard will be sold to the Horticultural Public through the medium of
legitimate nurserymen everywhere, under a contract guaranteeing a uniform price
named hereafter in this catalogue, Nurserymen who are authorized to sell the
Maynard will be furnished with a certificate of such authority signed by the Oregon
Nursery Company.

The Prices of Maynard Plum Trees will be as follows:

Trees strictly first class 4 to 6 feet high each § 2.50
ibrees te 4 10 6 i Pet re 13.50
iirees arta: 4 to 6 i i nz 25.00
iineces = pe ey 4 to 6 tf ni 50 100.00
Trees a eh 4 to 6 ; oy yf LOOkr a LOO.O0

Securely packed with Oregon Moss, the finest packing for long distance shipment
in the world, which will insure the trees arriving in perfect condition at any point no
matter how far distant.

All remittances should be made by U. S Money Order, Express Money Order,
Registered Letter or Bank Draft. Do not send personal checks or stamps.

All communications should be addressed to

OREGON NURSERY COMPANY, Limited.
Salem, Oregon.

The Oregon Nursery Company.

\9

As this catalogue will be read by many who are not acquainted with the Oregon

Nursery Company, we herewith append a few references from business men in Salem,

For fufther references write to any bank or business man in Salem, Oregon.

Capital National Bank.

Salem, Oregon, Dec. 17, 1902.
To whom it may Concern:
I cheerfully certify to the reliability and re-
sponsibility of the Oregon Nursery Company,

whose statements |] regard as entitled to full
credit. J. H. ALBER', President.

Supreme Court of the State of Oregon.
Salem, December 12, 1902.

To whom it may Concern;

This may certify that I am acquainted with,
and for about ten years have personally known
Mr. M. McDonald and Mr. A. McGill, President
and Secretary respectively of the Oregon Nursery
Company, of Salem, Oregon. They are upright
citizens, honest in their dealings and respected
by all who know them. They are experienced
nurserymen, who by their knowledge of the
details of the business in which they have been
engaged during the period of my acquaintance,
their ability in selecting and growing stock
suitable to the section of the country in which it
is offered for sale,and their probity, have im-
parted to the Oregon Nursery Company, at home,
where it is best known. a recognized commercial
standing that makes it an object of pride to our
citizens. I therefore take great pleasure in
recommending the company and its officers as
being worthy of confidence and patronage.

Very respectfully,
¥. A. MOORE, Chief Justice.

Marion County, County Clerk’s Office.
Salem, Oregon, Dec. °, 1902.

To whom it may Concern:

Among the solid and reliable industries of this
city, none stand higher than the Uregon Nursery
Company, whose nome office is located on the
west side of Twelfth street near the S. P. Co.’s
Passenger Depot ‘he President,M. McDonald,
Secretary and ‘lreasurer, A. McGill, are men of
sound business and financial integrity. ‘This
company has been doing a Jarge and lucrative
business, covering a territory «mbracing nearly
all the States and Territories west of the
Mississippi, for the past ten years. To those
wishing to do business in their line, | reeommend
them as safe and reliable.

‘ JOHN W. ROLAND,
Clerk of Marion County.

The Oregon Statesman. |
Salem, Oregon, Dec, 5, 1902.
To whom it may Concern:

I wish to testify to the absolute reliability of
the managers of the Oregon Nursery Company.
As individuals and asa company, they are amply
good for all their undertakings financially.
Further than this, their intentions and transac-
tions in every particular are good and clean.
They are among the best and must accommo-
dating business men of the whole State of Oregon.

Respectfully,
R. J. HENDRICKS,
Publisher Oregon Statesman,
Pacific Homestead, etc.

Salem, Oregon, Dec. 17, 1902.
To whom it may Concern:

This is to certify that I am_ personally
acquainted with the members of the firm of the
Oregon Nursery Company and know them to be
perfectly reliable, and their standing in this
community is very good. JOHN H. SCOTT,

County Judge for Marion Co.

City of Salem.

Cc. P. BISHOP, Mayor,
N. J. JUDAH, Recorder,
D. W. GIBSON, Marshal,
JOHN MOIR, Treasurer,
J. P. FRIZZELL, Street Com’r.,
W. W. JOHNSON, Chief F D.

Salem, Oregon, Dec. 11, 1902.
To whom it may Concern:

It affords me pleasure to vouch for the com-
mercial integrity and business standing of the
Oregon Nursery Company, of this city, and for
the unquestioned personal rectitude of the pro-
prietary members of the company, Messrs. A.
McGill and M MeDonald. In their particular
field of investment, the nursery business, they
are looked upon, in this community and state,
as thoroughly skillful, reliable and honest, and
any business confided to them will be handled
in the same upright manner they dispuse of their
own affairs. Very truly,

N. J. JUDAH, City Recorder.

Salem, Oregon, Dec. 8, 1902.

To whom it may Concern:

We have been acquainted and have done busi-
ness with the Oregon Nursery Company for a
number of years, and have found them very
correct and reliable. Our dealings with them
have been of a most pleasant nature, and it gives
us pleasure to recommend them.

Respectfully,
GRAY BROS.,
Hardware, Iron and Steel,
Stoves and Tinware.

Salem, Oregon, Dec. 11, 1902.
To whom it may Concern:

I have known the managers of the Oregon
Nursery Company for the past ten years and
have had business relations with them during
the entire time and have always found them
perfectly honest and trustworthy and can
heartily reeommend them to any one in need of
anything in their line. They are by far the
largest and most progressive nursery company
in our state at the present time.

JOHN HUGHES.

Salem, Oregon, Dec. 11, 1902.
To whom wt may Concern:

During the past ten years I haye been person-
ally acquainted with A. McGill, Secretary, and
M. McDonald, President, the managers of the
Oregon Nursery Company, and take pleasure in
recommending them as energetic and reliable
business men who are worthy of confidence My
business and social relations with them have
always been very agreeable. They are looked
upon in this city as perfectly honest and reliable
in their business dealings and their personal
honesty and rectitude is unquestioned,

C. P BISHOP,
Mayor of Salem.

Salem, Uregon, Dec. 12, 1902.
To whom it may Concern:

Having been well acquainted with A. McGill
and M. McDonald, the managers of the Oregon
Nursery Company, for the past ten years, and
having had extensive business relations with
them in my present position, it affords me
pleasure to recommend them to any party in
need of anythingin their line. Their personal
rectitude and honesty is unquestioned and I am
certain that any hnsiness entrusted tothem will
be handled in an upright manner.

EDWARD HIRSCH, Postmaster.

MAYNARD PLUM

Originated by Luther Burbank, that great master of Modern Horticulture. In size it is very large,
often measuring seven and one-half inches in circumference. Form nearly round, slightly flat-
tened at the ends, of richest, crimson purple, deepening to royal damask as full ripeness is
reached. - Tree hardy, vigorous and compact grower. Leaves dark glossy green. Bears im-
mense crops of even sized fruit while very young. Never fails. Surpasses all other varieties in
keeping and carrying qualities. Flesh firm even when dead ripe, but melting and juicy with a
deliciousness indescribable. Will command the highest price in both home and foreign markets.